Frances B. Cucchiara, of Warwick (formerly of Westtown, NY and Ridgefield Park, NJ) passed away on December 6, 2011 at Schervier Pavilion, Warwick. She was 90 years old.
Born on May 15, 1921 in Guttenberg, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Francis H. Birkner and Anna Margaretha Roppelt.
She was married to the late Nicolo S. Cucchiara (1983).
Mrs. Cucchiara was formerly a Secretary with Citadel Agency, Union City, NJ. She was a member of St. Stephens RC Church, Warwick, a member of the Unionville Seniors, former president of Unionville Homemakers, and was active in playing Tuesday Bingo at Creekside.
She is survived by her daughters: Rosanne Dangelewicz and her husband Mike of Spartenburg, SC and Frances Knaub and her husband Sonny of Ridgefield Park, NJ; her grandchildren Amy, Andrea, Eric, Peter, David, Danny and Darren; three great-grandchildren: Nicholas and Justin Arciuolo and Nicolas Mandrackie; a sister-in-law Anna E. Birkner of Point Pleasant, NJ. She was predeceased by a brother, Alvin Birkner.
Visitation will be on Friday, December 9th, from 10:30 am- 12:00 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Ave., Warwick, followed by a funeral service at 12:00 pm. Interment will be in George Washington Memorial Park, Paramus, NJ.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. Stephen’s Building Fund, 75 Sanfordville Road, Warwick, NY 10990.